People who lose the thread and just start accusing. Who said people have to agree with them? And are you saying people who inconvenience others are the majority, or do you and your behaviour define the majority in your mind?

 

People.

 

What I find annoying is the attitude that says "it is somebody else's job". No, more often than not it isn't! You are perfectly capable of doing it so just get on and do it.

 

1: Cyclists who dive on to the pavement when approaching a red light to avoid stopping!
2: Cyclists who rejoin the road after said red light without looking!
3: Bear with I'll think of some more!

 

Good job you are not in Hanoi. This was taken from a pavement cafe. The roads are jammed so the scooters just join the pavement to avoid the lights (not that many people really stop for those either!) There was a constant flow of them, sometimes they came in bulk!

 

It happened again yesterday! Guy pitches up beside me with a large 'coffee table' book, removes the wrapping and shoves it down the side of his seat then reads while eating a panini over the top of it, finishes, then walks off leaving the book amongst the debris

 

One of my friends was at the theatre a little while ago and the bloke next to him ate a takeaway curry during the performance.

Beat that !

 

Rick Wakeman once ate a full Indian meal on stage while performing with Yes.

 

Angry hissing water giraffes (or 'swans' as you probably know them).

Chicken vindaloo, pilau rice, six papadums, bhindi bhaji, Bombay aloo, and a stuffed paratha.

Cheers, Jeff

 

Nothing wrong there, provided he shares.

 

Cold winter days and shops with their doors wide open.
Even worse, charity shops with their doors wide open.

All that heat and money just floating away.

 

"Hell is other people" - Jean Paul Satre

 

Hmm. I believe he shared the chomping, rustling noises and the smell. I laughed myself hoarse when he told me about it

 

Ah but that was rock. I'm sure he consumed a lot worse things during his shows back in the day

I believe he's a church organist now. As is Stevie Winwood. At least one of them is and the other is a stand - in organist. Bit of a tough gig for the regular man I'd have thought

 

No, it was curry. It was at the Free Trade Hall in Manchester - it was the Blackpool show where he ate the rock.

Cheers, Jeff

 

I was going to say consuming food while performing wasn't cricket but then remembered it was Ozzy who ate the bat

 

Which made the cricket become a game of catch.

 

Dear Craig,

1: I do that quite often when I go into St. Jouin de Marnes. Whenever the light is red, in fact. The centre of the village is one way, light controlled, for about 300 metres and there's no way I can get through those 300 metres from a standing start on a steep uphill: I'd end up riding into oncoming traffic after the lights had changed to the other direction. So I stay on the pavement the whole way, even if the lights are green.

So far I've encountered about three pedestrians in three or four months (and of course accorded them priority). I'm just not going to worry about it.

Nor do I stop at the stop sign at the foot of the hill into St. Jouin unless there's somebody coming. It's easy for a motorist to pull away uphill; not so easy for a cyclist, and why bother when there's no need?

Sometimes I'll ride on the pavement in Moncontour too, to allow motorists to pass me quickly, easily and safely;but I do that only if there's no-one on the pavement.

Cheers,

R.

 

I assume then you're not breaking any laws in France then as you would be in GB?
As you know Roger, flouting the statute book willy nilly just to suit your inability to cycle uphill is the beginning of a steep slide to Anarchy!

 

It's the beginning of a steep struggle uphill to anarchy surely?